SPATE in a Sentence

Learn SPATE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for SPATE, such as:

1. Doctors have suffered a loss of prestige following a spate of scandals.
2. After the spate of angry words that came pouring out of him, Mary was sure they would never be reconciled.

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 Meanings and Examples of SPATE
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spate
 n.  sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain
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1  The spate of suicide bombings has provoked a massive military reaction from the Israeli government, a government which is confident of public backing.
2  After the spate of angry words that came pouring out of him, Mary was sure they would never be reconciled.
3  Doctors have suffered a loss of prestige following a spate of scandals.